Every Dreamworks Animation Movie Ranked
14. Abominable (2019)
Budget: $75million
Worldwide Box Office: $162million
Starring: Chloe Bennet, Tenzing Norgay Trainor, Albert Tsai, Sarah Paulson, Eddie Izzard, Tsai Chin, Michelle Wong, James Hong
An original entry from a studio that had quickly moved into franchise sequels and popular IP adaptations in the 2010s, Abominable is a beautifully animated and hearty film that was somehow missed by the majority of audiences (its $162million worldwide box office total only just ensuring this film broke even).
The simple and easy to understand narrative made the film accessible for children, while the quality of the genuinely crisp and inventive animation made Abominable a standout of animated fare in a very strong year.
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13. Puss In Boots (2011)
Budget: $130million
Worldwide Box Office: $555million
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Selma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton, Amy Sedaris, Guillermo del Toro
When your central franchise begins to waver and your cast proves too expensive, create a spin-off! That was, unfortunately, the entire reason for Puss In Boots. Still, the stench of Shrek 3 & 4 wasn’t enough to muffle the quality and originality of this movie, which is surprisingly very touching as well as funny.
12. Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
Budget: $150million
Worldwide Box Office: $665.7million
Starring: Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Gary Oldman, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu, Michelle Yeoh, Danny McBride, Jean-Claude Van Damme
Kung Fu Panda 2 was the first animated movie to ever be directed by a woman, and for that reason alone it is certainly noteworthy.
Jennifer Yuh Nelson’s sequel to the mega success that was Kung Fu Panda 1 is a beautifully animated film with seemingly even more layers of colourful joy to be had than even the best of Disney Pixar’s output. It is also arguably a more close-knit and funny picture than its predecessor, even if such advances seem to deteriorate the underdog story that the original offered so effectively.
Kung Fu Panda 2 is a must-see animated movie for many reasons and is very unlucky to not make the top ten in this list.
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11. Antz (1998)
Budget: $105million
Worldwide Box Office: $171.8million
Starring: Woody Allen, Dan Aykroyd, Anne Bancroft, Jane Curtin, Danny Glover, Gene Hackman, Jennifer Lopez, John Mahoney, Sylvester Stallone, Sharon Stone, Christopher Walken
Antz was the first feature-length film ever released by Dreamworks and starred a plethora of talent, some of whom are listed above.
This movie is perhaps best remembered for being similar to Disney Pixar’s second film A Bug’s Life, though its more adult themes (such as bodily sacrifice and socialist agenda) cannot be overlooked.
Aesthetically a little more dated than a number of its listed contemporaries, and even Pixar’s eerily similar 90s release, Antz isn’t regarded as a classic by any means, but it does remain an enjoyable (and at times moving) experience that should be fondly remembered for being the catalyst of everything that Dreamworks has released since.
Whilst I think The Road to El Dorado and Spirit should have been ranked higher (because those films are genius) I’m so glad The Prince of Egypt was ranked as number one! :)
Yeah man! Road to Eldorado deserves better than 28th!@
So under appreciated… 😞
Surely the cult status shoukd have boosted its ranking. Prince of Egypt does deserve top place tho
Definitely, Prince of Egypt has it all. And I’d agree, I always see posts and references to El Dorado online, particularly Tumblr :)
El Dorado is popular on Tumblr and with people our ages because we were conditioned to like it as kids (because of cheap VHS/DVD releases following how massively it bombed at the box office). The reality is that it wasn’t nearly as good as our nostalgia leads us to believe and it remains the only film in the studio’s history that LOST money.
Not to disrespect all the classics on here, but Dreamworls hasn’t half produced a load of shite
I actually disagree. I think a lot of these movies were fun. Apart from a few of the movies at the very bottom of the list, everything here is at least entertaining which is more than can be said for 9/10s of live-action films.
Jesus, i forgot Dustin Hoffman was in Kung-fu Panda 😂
I never even realised that Antz was the first feature length film. does this mean I’m older than Dreamworks??
Yeah it does! How crazy is that?! It’s a company that has lived fast and lived well, it would seem. Thanks for commenting!
Turbo needs to be higher. Malarkey